😹😹😹 I don't even hear it anymore! The only reason I noticed it was because I was filming (so then I'm mentally debating if I should re-film that segment or just keep going). 😹😹😹
@@goow, nope, I’m with lovesme and Laura, keep in the ridiculousness that happens when the girls get into trouble. It makes it more homey and real. We’re chatting here, Ziva decides to be bitchy with her sisters or decides that “attention right now, dammit” is required, but it’s all good! We know Merlin would never because he’s a distinguished old man and such antics are beneath him. I say this as I’m watching with Nina on my lap snoring. She was quite put out that I was washing dishes instead of sitting down for lap time immediately after breakfast. I was getting “the look”. 😄
I have watched Taylor Wynn for 4 years now, and you guys upload at the same time! An I’ve been finding myself choosing your videos lately!! I’ve only been around for about 6 months now, but im loving your channel!! ❤️❤️
I love both of em! Taylor has gone very what I consider "Main stream influencer" though, and I find Shelly to just be more my speed. Still love Taylor, but Shelly is a favorite.
Thanks, Carissa and Megan!! Taylor is 100% my inspiration for foundation reviews. Back when she had oily skin (and of course much younger skin than mine), I would watch her reviews and find myself thinking, "I wonder if there are people my age that would want to know how this foundation works on dry skin...." and that's pretty much why I started this channel!
@@goow, and we’re grateful that you did! I do watch Taylor, but I watch you and Angie more. She’s less than a year older than me, so she has that advantage, but she’s got combo skin. I think mine is right between you two. I don’t get the flaking/peeling that you do, but my T isn’t oily like hers, so my experience with foundations tend to be similar depending on the type, though I do prefer more moisturizing formulas. As much as lots of reviewers love L’ORÉAL Freshware 24, that one is “claw my face” itchy and drying on me. I wanted to love it, but it does not work for me. Give me the Radiant Serum formula any day.
I wore this foundation for a newborn photoshoot with our new puppy (yes, we're the crazy dog people) and it was stunning in photos. It was shot outdoors in natural light. I'm quite dry myself and I found a spritz of fix plus really helped with any clinging to dry patches.
I want to say first off “I AM SO HAPPY TO FIND YOUR CHANNEL TODAY! I COULD CRY!” I’m a 37 year old retinol/clindomycin topical user. I am combating some major major dryness when I use to be the most oily person in the world. So many foundations I want to try and I feel like on younger people some work so much better! Now I wanted to love this foundation SO BADLY. I couldn’t. It just spread out during the day, looked super Cakey. I couldn’t believe how awful it looked. I tried everything in the world too, but this just would not work for me.
I bought this about a month ago and when I first apply it I love it, however over time for me it settles bad into my lines, disappears off of parts of my face and definitely clings to my dry patches. I kept trying it with different primers, moisturizers etc and just couldn’t quite get it to look the way I wanted it to. It feels wonderful on and like you said at a distance I love it. But yah I ended up returning it because my ysl all hours is still just so much better for me. Loved this review , you nailed all of the points I was thinking as well ☺️
I'm curious to see if I am going to have luck like Taylor Wynn did figuring out some combo that it likes on me. But you know me... I don't have much patience for that kind of thing 😂
You give the BEST foundation reviews! I heard your heart sing when you mentioned the PM palette 🤩 And, Ut Oh did Ziva and Polly and get time out?? LOL Have a wonderful weekend Shelly! ❤️
Thanks, Kate! lol those two would be in perma-time-out if I acknowledged every hiss 😹 Polly is definitely in charge even though Ziva is like twice her size!
They love the attention! I always read them the comments 😹 I can't be sure but I do think Ziva has figured out that the filming and me reading the computer to her are related.
Also I don’t know why I have NEVER found a perfect shade match in Nars foundations, this shade looks good on you. An we wear the same shade. It looked a little light at first, but looks good with bronzer an blush. I really like you in a matte foundation on camera. You look beautiful!!
Thanks, Carissa! Yeah I was thinking it was too light but I came around to thinking it's probably just right by the time I get my whole face on. And I think any color on my chest is having its last gasp before winter, so it's probably an even better match in a couple weeks :)
Looked lovely when applied, great colour match! Tried others Nars foundation but dont work for my skin. However loving your eye look and they lovely tartan candles in the background 😘😊 x
Finally someone in my age range reviewing this foundation! I have been really wanting to try this but I hesitate when I think of “matte full coverage” on my dry 47.75 year old skin. From other reviews I’ve watched I did hear it didn’t live up to the transfer resistant claim and it tends to oxidize. If I decide to try this, I’m going to use the Smashbox Primerizer: Primer + Moisturizer underneath it like Kathleen Lights did to see if it helps on my dry areas. Thanks for the in-depth and honest review❤️
Yeah I had that pore settling on my chin which was odd because I don't usually get it there (more often on my nose). I'm going to try it with a pore filling primer and some setting spray next, maybe MAC Fix plus or the Catrice dewy, something hydrating to try to tamp down the dry patch clinging.
Shade buddies! I wear Mont Blanc in NARS as well. I am going to wait and see if you like it trying it a few different ways before I decide to buy. Thank you as always for your in depth review!
There's so much product in this bottle that it's quite reasonable really! I can't stop with this PMG palette. A dozen wears in and it still takes my breath away.
I almost bought this one during the Sephora sale, Shelly! I should have. If you remember, We have very similar skin, and I think this would be a great mixer. Especially because of the extra coverage potential. I finally had my vocal cord surgery, so I'm filming tomorrow... Yay! I've got so many new things to share! Thanks for reviewing this one, Shelly; I think I'm going to pick this one up. That eye look, though...WOW! 😍 Great review, as always! 💖
Yeah this one is going to mix well I suspect. Filming woohooo!!! I need to do some filming this weekend :P My studio is a disaster with the construction. I had to take down all of my lights and camera gear this week and the giant UGH of putting it all back up has had me procrastinating... but I've only got Monday's video left in the hopper so I need to get some more filmed!
Thank you for a thorough and honest review. I was considering it but after this might give it a miss. 🙏 longevity is very important to me. Stay safe and well 🙏🇦🇺🤗
I feel like I’m one of the few people on the planet that doesn’t like this foundation. 😩. I am 41 with oily skin and this made my pores on my cheeks look huge! It settled into my pores so bad also! I tried a brush, sponge, and fingers. With cakey foundation in them. I tried different primers, no primers, loose powder, no powder; etc for over a week. Daily. I gave up. 😭😭😭 PS- THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING IT !!!
I'm so glad you did a review on this!! I was interested in it and we have the same skin type. The part with you cats..I couldn't stop laughing, had to watch that part over and over. Watch this at 6 am and made my day!! Laughed so hard 🤣 😂 😆
Hi Shelly! I was surprised to see this review....I thought you had decided against trying it. I might want to try it. When I'm working, it's only 4 hours, so the longevity factor is fine! It looks beautiful on you! Take care...as always....💖
LOL I had decided against trying it but people kept asking me, so when Taylor changed her mind and said that she was liking it more since she figured out how it likes to be worn, I caved. 😂
Wonderful review! Thank you! I gotta tell you...Wayne Goss’ new eye palette makes me melt a little bit 🤪 it is so gorgeous!!! I’ve been making plans in my head on what to buy with it. I just adore him! I did have higher hopes for this foundation 😩. Meh...can’t win em all. Have a splendid weekend 🥰
btw your eyebrows look amazing on your close up and you look amazing for a 46yo!!! keep it up! absolutely loving your channel! it is the highlight of my lockdown life right now :-)
Thanks, Elizabeth!! This is my highlight, too!! I honestly don't know how I'd be handling it all without being able to come hang out with you guys in the comments and take a mental break from everything else.
Hi!! I was so hopeful for this! Saw a few reviews where this worked for dry skin so I ordered. I tried everything I could think of prep & application wise plus 3 shades and all oxidized immediately, clung to dry patches, separated, and accentuated my texture terribly!😭😭 I’ll be keeping an eye out for your tweeks or tips though! Good review anyway! ❤️❤️❤️
It seems like this is the kind of foundation where everybody has their own cocktail of what it likes underneath it, so it may just be finding the right combination. I tend not to bother when so many other foundations work right out of the bottle, but the finish on this one is so pretty that I'm going to give it a few shots and see if I can make it work better!
I had the exact same experience! I didn’t have the oxidizing but it separated, showed pored and sank into any and every wrinkle. I tried it with primer, CT Flawless Filter mixed and even underneath and nada
I’m sorry Shelly but ziva stole the limelight from you in the end, I couldn’t even concentrate on you and the ending review you gave for the foundation. She is the absolute cutest cat ever! I don’t know how you kept a straight face the whole time she was behind you lol
😹 Sometimes I don't even notice that she jumped up until I'm editing! 😹 She is the kind of cat that is literally hanging on me all the time... sitting on the backs of my chairs, or on my pillow above my head in bed, or on my lap... it's like I have a feline appendage.
Fading!! I need to dye it :) I'm starting to get creamsicle streaks where the bleached hair is showing through 😂 But I'm actually very happy with how it's fading. It doesn't need to be high maintenance because I can just let it go like this. I need to look up when I dyed it... based on my thumbnails I think I dyed it around Sept 14. Not bad - 2 months to the day!
I'm going be very honest if you struggle with texture you should try the urbanskinrx cleansing bar it has changed my life i would recommend the one in the orange container or the green if you have strong skin! i had texture issues for years!
Okay I could not stop staring at your eyes throughout the whole video. This eye look is the bee’s knees.🐝💖❤️ But yeah the foundation is definitely not long wearing, at least judging by your experience in this review, which is a pass for me and my dry skin. I’m still happy with my L’Oréal Pro-Matte. (and it rocks mixed in with the L’Oréal fresh wear foundation).
Have you ever tried the Born This Way full coverage concealer? It's really good coverage but moisturizing at the same time, so it's probably something you'd like! The coverage is like Shape Tape, without fully drying down like paint.
@@goow I think you'd really really love it! There's no way it would look dry on anyone's undereyes, because it almost works as an eye-cream. It's one that definitely disappears fast without powder, but with the right application it looks like smooth plump second skin with Shape Tape coverage.
Looks good. I haven’t tried it yet but maybe there is some mileage in mixing this foundation with Mac F&B? F&B mixes really well with Mac Studio Fix Fluid, which is a matte foundation.
Here's an older 4-part series I did on eyeshadow placement techniques. Just about every look I do is one of these :) ua-cam.com/video/2k7wUdiKTds/v-deo.html
I am curious why you didn't choose a cool undertone on this one. Was Yukon too dark for you? Your winter color is my all year shade match and since my nearest Ulta and/or Sephora is a two hour drive from me I usually order online. I am normal/oily so was thinking this might work for me. Oh, by the way, I totally love the way you swatch!! You leave it on the screen long enough to actually see the swatches!! So happy you love foundations! Thank you
Yukon was out of stock the day I was ordering so I usually go neutral if I can't go cool. Glad you like the swatches! My goal when I started doing them this way was to make it so at the end people could pause it and get a screenshot for reference 😂
Hi S.helley surprisingly the shade match was pretty good as Nars foundations are often very yellow toned (at least on me). I think it looked fine to start with, but it didn't hold up that well really. The reviews for this have been very hit and miss overall, without any rhyme or reason ie it is good for dry and bad for oily (or vice versa), but instead is all over the place. I think it needs specific skincare or primer etc to work best and may need a little powder to stop it moving around. It's just more difficult than I want a high end foundation to be to look good over the day. Compared to some of the excellent foundations/base products you've tried recently (which looked great on you), it's just not comparing favourably. Best wishes.
Hi Loraine - I agree! This one seems to be finicky (and you know me and finicky... there are so many products that work wonderfully without the fuss that I tend to let the finicky ones fall to the wayside).
I typically don't go for matte foundations although 2 that I own are considered matte and I do okay with them as long as I use my dewy primer underneath. The Nars looks nice and smooth on your skin and your eye look today is killer! :D I'm not a fan of standard time...much prefer daylight savings with more sunshine. :) Hate that it's dark at 4:30pm. :( Hope the addition is going well. Take care!
@@goow Amen to that! :-) I think this entire year has been so stressful, almost to the breaking point that adding the time change just piled on. If it weren't for UA-cam and IG I think I would've lost my marbles by now.
Are you sure you weren't filming in my house when Simon and Daphne go at it? LOL I think the foundation is lovely. Not really matte. Perhaps a glowly setting spray? The color match looks great. Girl, your hair is getting so incredibly long. Please spill your secret! I don't see settling. I used to love Nars products. Hoping that one day soon, they will be cruelty free. Hi Ziva! Have a great weekend. Please stay safe. ❤❤
😹 LOL just another day in the life in this cat house!! I'm going to try a pore filling primer and a dewy setting spray next on this one. My hair secret is pandemic lockdown 😂 I did trim it myself once but I really do think that not going out as much means I'm not washing it as often (I typically would go 5-6 days without washing, and now I'm going 7-8). And I do a conditioning mask almost every time I wash it to try and reduce the damage from bleaching it (and I think that helps too!) And I am infatuated with the 8 second miracle water, L'Oreal I think?? It has magical smoothing properties on my hair!
@@goow no explanation needed as far as the cats are concerned. They seem to act up just when you don't want them to. Typical. I think I could use every hair product that exists on the market and never in a million years have hair like yours! You should be doing shampoo commercials!! I've never seen anyone's hair grow as fast as yours, Shelly!! 🤩😍
OK to be completely honest it looks very very pretty on you but I think it’s a little light and a half shade darker would be nice for you but you do look lovely!!✌️😎❣️💟💌
I’d give it two more attempts, max, and then skip it. It was just ick in the whole nasal folds to chin area. (I hate the polka dots thing some foundations do, especially on my chin.). In other news, I got a tube of the new Purito CC cream. When I first put it on, I was worried about the color (#21), but it blended out way better than I expected. Then, since I wasn’t wearing more makeup, I decided to give it a spritz with my Caudalie Elixer. It melted together into my skin perfectly! Wow! I think I’ll need to bite the bullet and get a full size bottle. And I don’t know if you can see it in my picture, but I have a deep line next to my right eyebrow, but it’s plumping up! I don’t know if it’s the extra hydration before putting on my cream, but I’ll take it! And tell Ziva she needs to stop being a buttmunch with her sisters. Stinker! We love her videobombs, but Daffy and Polly are allowed to say hello too.
I don't think I've set the Purito with the Caudalie yet and it sounds divine! I'm still jaw-on-the-floor mind blown at how many awesome things hydration is responsible for. I could almost lose half of my skin complaints if I could just keep my skin properly hydrated! Heh I told Ziva what you said and she looked me in the eye and then knocked a notepad off my desk. Take that however you'd like! 😹😹😹
@@goow 🤣🤣🤣🤣. What a very catty thing to do. I’ve never seen Nina knock over anything! Seriously! Her 4 month adoption anniversary was on the 2nd and she hasn’t done anything naughty. Unless you count making sad eyes when I’m eating something she might like. I confess she has gotten a nibble or two of chicken from my homemade soup. She’s such a good girl, it’s hard to say no.
Your cat was judging you as you set a grade 🤣 I hope you are able to give us an update on this after you have had some time to play with it. Thank you for the review!
Yeah they discontinued the brand this year :( but it's my best color match and a lot of people my coloring have it since it was inexpensive, so I use it as a comparison swatch.
Here's the spreadsheet!! geekoutofwater.com/foundation-fest/ I only have one MAC eyeshadow and it's one of those wet glossy shadows - was that it? Probably not. I'm not sure!
Gosh you look so pretty in this video!! I think you’re pretty, cool, and don’t understand wry you say you R A nerd- what the hell is the matter with being intelligent and outspoken? Why does that have to be a crazy or a different thing? I just don’t understand it. Please answer me if you see this thank you Shelley and have a wonderful new year. It’s now Dec 10, 2024
I've never tried NARS foundation but I'm not really sure I want to now. Having said that I've been loving the e.l.f. Flawless Finish foundation lately. Do you happen to have a category/classification in your spreadsheet for foundations that are good for hot summer weather (ie. that can deal with sweat, etc)? It's 34 degrees Celcius (93 degrees Fahrenheit) atm where I am.
Yowza hot days!! My go-tos when I know I'm going to get all sweaty are either MAC Studio Fix Fluid or Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place, or MAC Face & Body or Dior Backstage. Those stay put the best on me. CoverGirl TruBlend Matte Made (more like a satin on me) is good too.
@@goow yes....but this time there seemed to be a particular urgency. I’m not sure if it was to add her thoughts on the foundation or to rat out Polly over that skirmish. That almost made me pee myself! 🙀😹😹
Hi.how does your foundation looks when your face gets really warm?my foundation never blends in my skin and lays on my skin doesn t matter how much i moisturize it and when i got hot my foundation looks very cakey .I am using revlon colour stay at the moment.Have you ever used that one?
Hi Susan! I very much enjoy the Revlon Color Stay (the normal/dry version - not the combo/oily version). Most of the foundations that I've graded around a B+ or higher perform well on me in heat/sweat situations - here's the master list to see the rankings - geekoutofwater.com/foundation-fest/ - I find that foundations that don't perform well on me to begin with are the most likely to give me problems in heat/humidity, but I don't do anything different for heat versus mild temperatures. If I know I'll be sweating I might set my foundation with powder and setting spray and let all of that set before I go out in the heat, but the waiting is the only difference from my normal routine. I don't use setting spray in review tests, but most regular days I do use it.
It depends how you define cruelty free. They don't perform animal testing on their products, but they do sell in mainland China, where aftermarket animal testing is required by law. So if you are opposed to any animal testing ever anywhere being performed on the products, then they are not cruelty free. It's important to note that a lot of major companies are working with the Chinese government to change those laws, and a lot of brands like NARS that are otherwise cruelty free would instantly become cruelty free if China were to change that law.
It seems like this is one where you have to find the right combination of things underneath it to get all of its benefits to work out just right. You know me... I probably don't have that kind of patience when so many foundations just work straight out of the bottle! But I've seen several people decide over time that they like it once they figured out how it works best for them.
Shelly I guess you know that the Hebrew word for the ring you have in your nose is “Nezem” --it’s the kind of thing which was a treasured piece of jewellery and in biblical times a man might give one to the woman he was courting or give to a wife or family member whom he loved.. 🇮🇱
LMAO! No response whatsoever on your 46 yr. old face when the fur babes started fighting and they were LOUD yo!! I jumped over here!!
😹😹😹 I don't even hear it anymore! The only reason I noticed it was because I was filming (so then I'm mentally debating if I should re-film that segment or just keep going). 😹😹😹
@@goow don't refilm. Real life is fun.
OMG!! I was just about to write that!! I had to rewind several times. I was laughing so hard!! Absolutely zero reaction 😂 made my morning
@@goow, nope, I’m with lovesme and Laura, keep in the ridiculousness that happens when the girls get into trouble. It makes it more homey and real. We’re chatting here, Ziva decides to be bitchy with her sisters or decides that “attention right now, dammit” is required, but it’s all good! We know Merlin would never because he’s a distinguished old man and such antics are beneath him.
I say this as I’m watching with Nina on my lap snoring. She was quite put out that I was washing dishes instead of sitting down for lap time immediately after breakfast. I was getting “the look”. 😄
Wait she's 2 years younger than me? Omg lol
I have watched Taylor Wynn for 4 years now, and you guys upload at the same time! An I’ve been finding myself choosing your videos lately!! I’ve only been around for about 6 months now, but im loving your channel!! ❤️❤️
I love both of em! Taylor has gone very what I consider "Main stream influencer" though, and I find Shelly to just be more my speed. Still love Taylor, but Shelly is a favorite.
Thanks, Carissa and Megan!! Taylor is 100% my inspiration for foundation reviews. Back when she had oily skin (and of course much younger skin than mine), I would watch her reviews and find myself thinking, "I wonder if there are people my age that would want to know how this foundation works on dry skin...." and that's pretty much why I started this channel!
@@goow, and we’re grateful that you did! I do watch Taylor, but I watch you and Angie more. She’s less than a year older than me, so she has that advantage, but she’s got combo skin. I think mine is right between you two. I don’t get the flaking/peeling that you do, but my T isn’t oily like hers, so my experience with foundations tend to be similar depending on the type, though I do prefer more moisturizing formulas. As much as lots of reviewers love L’ORÉAL Freshware 24, that one is “claw my face” itchy and drying on me. I wanted to love it, but it does not work for me. Give me the Radiant Serum formula any day.
OMG -at about 9:30, you look so good -your face has a beautiful glow!!
Love the kitty appearances 😍😻💛
I wish I could try this but recently decided to use only cruelty free brands. Thanks for your review!!
I wore this foundation for a newborn photoshoot with our new puppy (yes, we're the crazy dog people) and it was stunning in photos. It was shot outdoors in natural light. I'm quite dry myself and I found a spritz of fix plus really helped with any clinging to dry patches.
I'm going to try it with some Fix plus next! That is good to hear! (And I am here for ALL the crazy animal people!!! Congrats on your new puppy!!) 🐶
Was almost purchasing it and just thought that I gotta wait for your review first!
😂 sorry the cats in the beginning had me cracking up! Love your reviews by the way!
I want to say first off “I AM SO HAPPY TO FIND YOUR CHANNEL TODAY! I COULD CRY!” I’m a 37 year old retinol/clindomycin topical user. I am combating some major major dryness when I use to be the most oily person in the world. So many foundations I want to try and I feel like on younger people some work so much better! Now I wanted to love this foundation SO BADLY. I couldn’t. It just spread out during the day, looked super Cakey. I couldn’t believe how awful it looked. I tried everything in the world too, but this just would not work for me.
Welcome, Allie! It's always wild when our skin throws curve balls at us!
I bought this about a month ago and when I first apply it I love it, however over time for me it settles bad into my lines, disappears off of parts of my face and definitely clings to my dry patches. I kept trying it with different primers, moisturizers etc and just couldn’t quite get it to look the way I wanted it to. It feels wonderful on and like you said at a distance I love it. But yah I ended up returning it because my ysl all hours is still just so much better for me. Loved this review , you nailed all of the points I was thinking as well ☺️
I'm curious to see if I am going to have luck like Taylor Wynn did figuring out some combo that it likes on me. But you know me... I don't have much patience for that kind of thing 😂
You give the BEST foundation reviews! I heard your heart sing when you mentioned the PM palette 🤩 And, Ut Oh did Ziva and Polly and get time out?? LOL Have a wonderful weekend Shelly! ❤️
Thanks, Kate! lol those two would be in perma-time-out if I acknowledged every hiss 😹 Polly is definitely in charge even though Ziva is like twice her size!
Love it when your kitties make cameo appearances!
They love the attention! I always read them the comments 😹 I can't be sure but I do think Ziva has figured out that the filming and me reading the computer to her are related.
Thank you Shelly! Have a great weekend! 😊
Also I don’t know why I have NEVER found a perfect shade match in Nars foundations, this shade looks good on you. An we wear the same shade. It looked a little light at first, but looks good with bronzer an blush. I really like you in a matte foundation on camera. You look beautiful!!
Thanks, Carissa! Yeah I was thinking it was too light but I came around to thinking it's probably just right by the time I get my whole face on. And I think any color on my chest is having its last gasp before winter, so it's probably an even better match in a couple weeks :)
That eyeshadow look is amazing on you!
I was thinking about trying this foundation. So glad to see your experience with it. The foundation spreadsheet is so helpful.
My fave from them is Sheer Glow. I didn't like Radiant Longwear and Reflecting for my dry skin.
You have great skin all the foundation that you use looks beautifull on you
I really love the eye look! I need that PM Mega Mothership pallet! It’s on my wish list! You look beautiful as always! Great review!
Thanks, Kelly!!
Looked lovely when applied, great colour match! Tried others Nars foundation but dont work for my skin. However loving your eye look and they lovely tartan candles in the background 😘😊 x
I got the candles at Kohls! =D
Finally someone in my age range reviewing this foundation! I have been really wanting to try this but I hesitate when I think of “matte full coverage” on my dry 47.75 year old skin. From other reviews I’ve watched I did hear it didn’t live up to the transfer resistant claim and it tends to oxidize. If I decide to try this, I’m going to use the Smashbox Primerizer: Primer + Moisturizer underneath it like Kathleen Lights did to see if it helps on my dry areas. Thanks for the in-depth and honest review❤️
I may try it with that primer too as that one is great in the winter for me - might help this foundation out a bit!
Thank you for this review. I’ve been waiting on this one.
I wish I had waited for your review before I bought this. The color match on me was amazing, but it settled into every pore on my face!
Yeah I had that pore settling on my chin which was odd because I don't usually get it there (more often on my nose). I'm going to try it with a pore filling primer and some setting spray next, maybe MAC Fix plus or the Catrice dewy, something hydrating to try to tamp down the dry patch clinging.
Shade buddies! I wear Mont Blanc in NARS as well. I am going to wait and see if you like it trying it a few different ways before I decide to buy. Thank you as always for your in depth review!
Those eyeshadows are stunning!
It's such a gorgeous palette!
This looks pretty good and not a bad price!! That eye look....I knew what it was before I even looked.......beautiful😍
There's so much product in this bottle that it's quite reasonable really! I can't stop with this PMG palette. A dozen wears in and it still takes my breath away.
I was so excited to see how this was!! Thanks for your review!!
I have been itching to try the Soft Matte Complete foundation. I LOVE the soft matte concealer
Shelly, your face when you mentioned the PM palette--so cute! This eye look with your hair is everything 🤩💜.
This palette makes me giddy!
@@goow it's gorgeous! Hopefully you'll play with it again, and show off some more of your work. Damn, that packaging lol😂
I almost bought this one during the Sephora sale, Shelly! I should have. If you remember, We have very similar skin, and I think this would be a great mixer. Especially because of the extra coverage potential. I finally had my vocal cord surgery, so I'm filming tomorrow... Yay! I've got so many new things to share! Thanks for reviewing this one, Shelly; I think I'm going to pick this one up. That eye look, though...WOW! 😍 Great review, as always! 💖
Yeah this one is going to mix well I suspect. Filming woohooo!!! I need to do some filming this weekend :P My studio is a disaster with the construction. I had to take down all of my lights and camera gear this week and the giant UGH of putting it all back up has had me procrastinating... but I've only got Monday's video left in the hopper so I need to get some more filmed!
Makeup looks gorgeous.
thank you so much for the review. i wonder how this will do in the warmer weather :). i guess we will have to wait and see.
My guess is that it will do pretty well. I wish we could fast-forward the US winter to find out!
Thank you for a thorough and honest review. I was considering it but after this might give it a miss. 🙏 longevity is very important to me. Stay safe and well 🙏🇦🇺🤗
Thank you! Stay well out there!
Your hair is so pretty😮💖
I feel like I’m one of the few people on the planet that doesn’t like this foundation. 😩. I am 41 with oily skin and this made my pores on my cheeks look huge! It settled into my pores so bad also! I tried a brush, sponge, and fingers. With cakey foundation in them. I tried different primers, no primers, loose powder, no powder; etc for over a week. Daily. I gave up. 😭😭😭
PS- THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING IT !!!
I'm so glad you did a review on this!! I was interested in it and we have the same skin type. The part with you cats..I couldn't stop laughing, had to watch that part over and over. Watch this at 6 am and made my day!! Laughed so hard 🤣 😂 😆
They always need to get in the videos! 😹😹😹😹
Hi Shelly! I was surprised to see this review....I thought you had decided against trying it. I might want to try it. When I'm working, it's only 4 hours, so the longevity factor is fine! It looks beautiful on you!
Take care...as always....💖
LOL I had decided against trying it but people kept asking me, so when Taylor changed her mind and said that she was liking it more since she figured out how it likes to be worn, I caved. 😂
Wonderful review! Thank you! I gotta tell you...Wayne Goss’ new eye palette makes me melt a little bit 🤪 it is so gorgeous!!! I’ve been making plans in my head on what to buy with it. I just adore him! I did have higher hopes for this foundation 😩. Meh...can’t win em all. Have a splendid weekend 🥰
I was hoping he would do something cool toned!!! So of course it will be mine....
@@goow
He did a look with a gray. Right then I was like cool toned next! I’m so happy to have been correct! I can’t wait to see it! Irl
Thanks, was curious about this one. Your cat's face when you were about to grade the foundation. Hehe cute.
Lol I love how you finish up the review and the fur-kiddo is like BUT MOOOOOOOOOM! Pay attention to me!!!!
They always have to get in on the show 😹
Shelley, please try Chanel Les Beiges. I am sure you will like it. By the way, you look pretty with the PMG eyeshadows.
I will add it to my list!
btw your eyebrows look amazing on your close up and you look amazing for a 46yo!!! keep it up! absolutely loving your channel! it is the highlight of my lockdown life right now :-)
Thanks, Elizabeth!! This is my highlight, too!! I honestly don't know how I'd be handling it all without being able to come hang out with you guys in the comments and take a mental break from everything else.
Eyes look fantastic!
Try applying it with your fingers... it works beautifully💜
I will try that!!
Love your video! I can't get this foundation to work for me.
Hi!! I was so hopeful for this! Saw a few reviews where this worked for dry skin so I ordered. I tried everything I could think of prep & application wise plus 3 shades and all oxidized immediately, clung to dry patches, separated, and accentuated my texture terribly!😭😭 I’ll be keeping an eye out for your tweeks or tips though! Good review anyway! ❤️❤️❤️
It seems like this is the kind of foundation where everybody has their own cocktail of what it likes underneath it, so it may just be finding the right combination. I tend not to bother when so many other foundations work right out of the bottle, but the finish on this one is so pretty that I'm going to give it a few shots and see if I can make it work better!
I had the exact same experience! I didn’t have the oxidizing but it separated, showed pored and sank into any and every wrinkle. I tried it with primer, CT Flawless Filter mixed and even underneath and nada
I’m sorry Shelly but ziva stole the limelight from you in the end, I couldn’t even concentrate on you and the ending review you gave for the foundation. She is the absolute cutest cat ever! I don’t know how you kept a straight face the whole time she was behind you lol
😹 Sometimes I don't even notice that she jumped up until I'm editing! 😹 She is the kind of cat that is literally hanging on me all the time... sitting on the backs of my chairs, or on my pillow above my head in bed, or on my lap... it's like I have a feline appendage.
Have you dyed your hair again recently or is it just fading that beautifully? I'm so jealous!
Fading!! I need to dye it :) I'm starting to get creamsicle streaks where the bleached hair is showing through 😂 But I'm actually very happy with how it's fading. It doesn't need to be high maintenance because I can just let it go like this. I need to look up when I dyed it... based on my thumbnails I think I dyed it around Sept 14. Not bad - 2 months to the day!
You look extra gorgeous today!
You eye makeup is nice🙂 I really wish I could get a sample of this nars foundation.
One of the things I miss most in the pandemic (besides people and places, lol) is makeup samples!!
To me, the color match looks great.
Thank-you for reviewing the Purito Cica BB cream, I am currently wearing and loving it! 💖
Purito is going to end up being 2020's biggest crush 😂 I'm loving their stuff like a teenager fawning over boy bands!
@@goow can't remember if you tried their Deep Sea Pure water cream, as a former Belief user, it's another gem IMO.
I'm going be very honest if you struggle with texture you should try the urbanskinrx cleansing bar it has changed my life i would recommend the one in the orange container or the green if you have strong skin! i had texture issues for years!
Thanks, Megan - I'll check it out! I haven't tried anything from them.
Okay I could not stop staring at your eyes throughout the whole video.
This eye look is the bee’s knees.🐝💖❤️
But yeah the foundation is definitely not long wearing, at least judging by your experience in this review, which is a pass for me and my dry skin.
I’m still happy with my L’Oréal Pro-Matte.
(and it rocks mixed in with the L’Oréal fresh wear foundation).
This PMG palette is such that looks just come together like magic out of it! The color curation is brilliant. So easy to work with.
Can you believe this - it's not being stocked or sold in Australia. I want to try it but can't
At least a Ziva face makes it a little better! I'm really surprised, since NARS has a pretty global distribution it seems.
@@goow www.reddit.com/r/AustralianMakeup/comments/isaj5d/psa_mecca_wont_be_stocking_new_nars_soft_matte/
www.mecca.com.au/nars/soft-matte-complete-foundation-mont-blanc/I-050366.html it's available now!
Have you ever tried the Born This Way full coverage concealer? It's really good coverage but moisturizing at the same time, so it's probably something you'd like! The coverage is like Shape Tape, without fully drying down like paint.
I don't think I have!!
@@goow I think you'd really really love it! There's no way it would look dry on anyone's undereyes, because it almost works as an eye-cream. It's one that definitely disappears fast without powder, but with the right application it looks like smooth plump second skin with Shape Tape coverage.
Looks good. I haven’t tried it yet but maybe there is some mileage in mixing this foundation with Mac F&B? F&B mixes really well with Mac Studio Fix Fluid, which is a matte foundation.
Can you do a beginner's eyeshadow look. A tutorial. I'm 34 and just got into makeup recently and am lost when it comes to eyeshadow lol.
Here's an older 4-part series I did on eyeshadow placement techniques. Just about every look I do is one of these :) ua-cam.com/video/2k7wUdiKTds/v-deo.html
I am curious why you didn't choose a cool undertone on this one. Was Yukon too dark for you? Your winter color is my all year shade match and since my nearest Ulta and/or Sephora is a two hour drive from me I usually order online. I am normal/oily so was thinking this might work for me. Oh, by the way, I totally love the way you swatch!! You leave it on the screen long enough to actually see the swatches!! So happy you love foundations! Thank you
Yukon was out of stock the day I was ordering so I usually go neutral if I can't go cool. Glad you like the swatches! My goal when I started doing them this way was to make it so at the end people could pause it and get a screenshot for reference 😂
Hi S.helley surprisingly the shade match was pretty good as Nars foundations are often very yellow toned (at least on me). I think it looked fine to start with, but it didn't hold up that well really. The reviews for this have been very hit and miss overall, without any rhyme or reason ie it is good for dry and bad for oily (or vice versa), but instead is all over the place. I think it needs specific skincare or primer etc to work best and may need a little powder to stop it moving around. It's just more difficult than I want a high end foundation to be to look good over the day. Compared to some of the excellent foundations/base products you've tried recently (which looked great on you), it's just not comparing favourably. Best wishes.
Hi Loraine - I agree! This one seems to be finicky (and you know me and finicky... there are so many products that work wonderfully without the fuss that I tend to let the finicky ones fall to the wayside).
The brush side makes your pores look non existent ! 💜💜💜💜
The best kind of pores! 😂
I’m glad the foundation worked for you. However, the foundation didn’t do well on my mature skin😔
I typically don't go for matte foundations although 2 that I own are considered matte and I do okay with them as long as I use my dewy primer underneath. The Nars looks nice and smooth on your skin and your eye look today is killer! :D I'm not a fan of standard time...much prefer daylight savings with more sunshine. :) Hate that it's dark at 4:30pm. :( Hope the addition is going well. Take care!
I am having more trouble than ever before adjusting to this time change! I wish we were in daylight savings time year-round!
@@goow Amen to that! :-) I think this entire year has been so stressful, almost to the breaking point that adding the time change just piled on. If it weren't for UA-cam and IG I think I would've lost my marbles by now.
I thought it looked great on you-awesome color match too!
The finish on the skin is really its stand-out feature I think. It's super pretty.
Are you sure you weren't filming in my house when Simon and Daphne go at it? LOL
I think the foundation is lovely. Not really matte. Perhaps a glowly setting spray? The color match looks great.
Girl, your hair is getting so incredibly long. Please spill your secret!
I don't see settling. I used to love Nars products. Hoping that one day soon, they will be cruelty free.
Hi Ziva!
Have a great weekend. Please stay safe. ❤❤
😹 LOL just another day in the life in this cat house!! I'm going to try a pore filling primer and a dewy setting spray next on this one. My hair secret is pandemic lockdown 😂 I did trim it myself once but I really do think that not going out as much means I'm not washing it as often (I typically would go 5-6 days without washing, and now I'm going 7-8). And I do a conditioning mask almost every time I wash it to try and reduce the damage from bleaching it (and I think that helps too!) And I am infatuated with the 8 second miracle water, L'Oreal I think?? It has magical smoothing properties on my hair!
@@goow no explanation needed as far as the cats are concerned. They seem to act up just when you don't want them to. Typical.
I think I could use every hair product that exists on the market and never in a million years have hair like yours! You should be doing shampoo commercials!! I've never seen anyone's hair grow as fast as yours, Shelly!! 🤩😍
OK to be completely honest it looks very very pretty on you but I think it’s a little light and a half shade darker would be nice for you but you do look lovely!!✌️😎❣️💟💌
I’d give it two more attempts, max, and then skip it. It was just ick in the whole nasal folds to chin area. (I hate the polka dots thing some foundations do, especially on my chin.).
In other news, I got a tube of the new Purito CC cream. When I first put it on, I was worried about the color (#21), but it blended out way better than I expected. Then, since I wasn’t wearing more makeup, I decided to give it a spritz with my Caudalie Elixer. It melted together into my skin perfectly! Wow! I think I’ll need to bite the bullet and get a full size bottle. And I don’t know if you can see it in my picture, but I have a deep line next to my right eyebrow, but it’s plumping up! I don’t know if it’s the extra hydration before putting on my cream, but I’ll take it!
And tell Ziva she needs to stop being a buttmunch with her sisters. Stinker! We love her videobombs, but Daffy and Polly are allowed to say hello too.
I don't think I've set the Purito with the Caudalie yet and it sounds divine! I'm still jaw-on-the-floor mind blown at how many awesome things hydration is responsible for. I could almost lose half of my skin complaints if I could just keep my skin properly hydrated! Heh I told Ziva what you said and she looked me in the eye and then knocked a notepad off my desk. Take that however you'd like! 😹😹😹
@@goow 🤣🤣🤣🤣. What a very catty thing to do. I’ve never seen Nina knock over anything! Seriously! Her 4 month adoption anniversary was on the 2nd and she hasn’t done anything naughty. Unless you count making sad eyes when I’m eating something she might like. I confess she has gotten a nibble or two of chicken from my homemade soup. She’s such a good girl, it’s hard to say no.
Your cat was judging you as you set a grade 🤣 I hope you are able to give us an update on this after you have had some time to play with it. Thank you for the review!
She always judges me 😹
“I’m gonna see if I can cover up this scratch. I got kicked in the face by a cat this morning”. 😹 This 42yo cat lady is SUBSCRIBING NOW.
😹😹😹 Welcome!!! =D
Does this act like the Estée Lauder stay in place DW old faithful stuff everyone loves?
Very similar finish yes!
I have never heard of CYO and I just Googled them and it says they have come to an end. Strange...
Yeah they discontinued the brand this year :( but it's my best color match and a lot of people my coloring have it since it was inexpensive, so I use it as a comparison swatch.
Hello My Dear - can't find the link to your foundation spreadsheet - also recently you wore a MAC shimmery eyeshadow - do you remember colour?
Here's the spreadsheet!! geekoutofwater.com/foundation-fest/ I only have one MAC eyeshadow and it's one of those wet glossy shadows - was that it? Probably not. I'm not sure!
@@goow yes!!!
Thank you!
@@goow yes what was the shade
Gosh you look so pretty in this video!! I think you’re pretty, cool, and don’t understand wry you say you R A nerd- what the hell is the matter with being intelligent and outspoken? Why does that have to be a crazy or a different thing? I just don’t understand it. Please answer me if you see this thank you Shelley and have a wonderful new year. It’s now Dec 10, 2024
When I clicked on LIKE, I was the 600th person to like this!!
I love when a good number hits!
I've never tried NARS foundation but I'm not really sure I want to now. Having said that I've been loving the e.l.f. Flawless Finish foundation lately. Do you happen to have a category/classification in your spreadsheet for foundations that are good for hot summer weather (ie. that can deal with sweat, etc)? It's 34 degrees Celcius (93 degrees Fahrenheit) atm where I am.
Yowza hot days!! My go-tos when I know I'm going to get all sweaty are either MAC Studio Fix Fluid or Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay in Place, or MAC Face & Body or Dior Backstage. Those stay put the best on me. CoverGirl TruBlend Matte Made (more like a satin on me) is good too.
What foundation brush are you using? I have only ever used the beauty blender or my fingers?
This is the Sigma F80 brush.
Ziva seems like she has some thoughts to share!
Doesn't she always? 😹😹😹
@@goow yes....but this time there seemed to be a particular urgency. I’m not sure if it was to add her thoughts on the foundation or to rat out Polly over that skirmish. That almost made me pee myself! 🙀😹😹
Hi.how does your foundation looks when your face gets really warm?my foundation never blends in my skin and lays on my skin doesn t matter how much i moisturize it and when i got hot my foundation looks very cakey .I am using revlon colour stay at the moment.Have you ever used that one?
Hi Susan! I very much enjoy the Revlon Color Stay (the normal/dry version - not the combo/oily version). Most of the foundations that I've graded around a B+ or higher perform well on me in heat/sweat situations - here's the master list to see the rankings - geekoutofwater.com/foundation-fest/ - I find that foundations that don't perform well on me to begin with are the most likely to give me problems in heat/humidity, but I don't do anything different for heat versus mild temperatures. If I know I'll be sweating I might set my foundation with powder and setting spray and let all of that set before I go out in the heat, but the waiting is the only difference from my normal routine. I don't use setting spray in review tests, but most regular days I do use it.
May i ask how many pumps you use?If i look in my bright badroom light it always looks cakey on my skin and also in sunlight .thank you
Tried this last month. Looked just terrible on my mature skin. Very drying for me. Gotta pass
Shelly- hundreds of dollars worth of makeup products on her face
Also Shelly- $5 gloss
🤣love it👊🏻
😂😂😂 That's why I gotta try it all! You never know where those gems will be! 😂😂😂
I didnt realize Nars wasn't cruelty free
It depends how you define cruelty free. They don't perform animal testing on their products, but they do sell in mainland China, where aftermarket animal testing is required by law. So if you are opposed to any animal testing ever anywhere being performed on the products, then they are not cruelty free. It's important to note that a lot of major companies are working with the Chinese government to change those laws, and a lot of brands like NARS that are otherwise cruelty free would instantly become cruelty free if China were to change that law.
This foundation is a NO NO! Cakey, Dry, makes you look way older than you are. 😔 BTW your kitties 🐱 scared the heck out of me.🤣
😂 They were getting all wild and crazy because I let them into this room (which has been closed due to the construction crew building a wall in here).
2:47 😂
Just another day in the life over here 😹😹😹😹
That is a FILTER FOUNDATION! Wow
They need to make something less matte but not so dewy
I do not like dry matte foundation at all !
This is a bit disappointing. I was hoping it was going to be great.
It seems like this is one where you have to find the right combination of things underneath it to get all of its benefits to work out just right. You know me... I probably don't have that kind of patience when so many foundations just work straight out of the bottle! But I've seen several people decide over time that they like it once they figured out how it works best for them.
@@goow yep. Just give us something that works great with no tweaking the process.
I have found you absolutely cannot wear layers of moisturizers.
What? I do.
Shelly I guess you know that the Hebrew word for the ring you have in your nose is “Nezem” --it’s the kind of thing which was a treasured piece of jewellery and in biblical times a man might give one to the woman he was courting or give to a wife or family member whom he loved.. 🇮🇱
Awweee hi Ziva!